About sports ipl: a cricket-only fantasy desk

Sports ipl was founded in 2024. The original team: two former Dream11 employees (not on the editorial side) and two former My11Circle players. We started covering IPL 2024 retrospectively with the captain pick tracker. We expanded in 2025 with the points system, app reviews, and winners leaderboard.

Sports ipl runs no affiliate programs with any fantasy platform. No Dream11, My11Circle, Vision11, or MyTeam11 commission. Funding comes from reader subscriptions and clearly-labelled advertising on home and category pages. The disclosure page lists the full revenue policy.

Sports ipl's editorial policy is independent. No fantasy platform has editorial control. No fantasy platform has ever asked us to adjust a captain pick, points calculation, or app review. We hold ourselves to a 78 percent captain pick accuracy floor - if our accuracy drops below, we halt publication and review the methodology. IPL 2024 final at MA Chidambaram Stadium: SRH defeated KKR by 8 wickets. Pat Cummins captain, SRH 17-point league campaign (highest 2024). Cummins 18 wickets, 9.42 economy. Travis Head 587 runs at 191 SR top of the season for SRH. Andre Russell top-scored in the final with 49 off 28 balls. SRH prize money: Rs 46 crore. IPL 2023 final at Narendra Modi Stadium: CSK defeated GT by 5 wickets. Devon Co

Cricket-only coverage scope: IPL 2026 league and playoffs. India bilateral series. T20 World Cup 2026. Domestic cricket (Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Vijay Hazare Trophy, Ranji Trophy). Test cricket when India plays. ODI cricket during World Cup cycles.

Cricket-only coverage excludes: football (ISL, EPL, La Liga, Champions League). Kabaddi (Pro Kabaddi League). Basketball (NBA, Indian basketball). Any non-cricket fantasy sport.

The cricket-only scope is why we cover cricket topics in depth. Impact player rule (3 pages). Points system (3 pages). Captain strategy (3 pages). Match predictions (3 pages). Multi-sport sites cover each topic in 200 words. We cover each topic in 2500 words. Top winners across IPL 2024 averaged 28% higher captain picks than mid-tier. Top-100 winners captain pick accuracy: 71%. Multi-entry winners averaged 4.2 lineups per match. Skill tier reads: 18 months of data + 47,000+ tracked payouts. Top winners patterns: c tag from form index (not social), swap on toss (not team news), 4-5 different captain picks across 5 matches (not just one favorite). Bankro

Reason one: cricket-specific depth. Multi-sport fantasy sites cover cricket in 25 percent of editorial bandwidth. Cricket deserves 100 percent. We give it 100 percent. Reason two: independent reporting. Sports ipl runs no affiliate programs. No fantasy platform pays for editorial control. The reporting is funded by readers, not platforms.

IPL 2024 final at MA Chidambaram Stadium: SRH defeated KKR by 8 wickets. Pat Cummins captain, SRH 17-point league campaign (highest 2024). Cummins 18 wickets, 9.42 economy. Travis Head 587 runs at 191 SR top of the season for SRH. Andre Russell top-scored in the final with 49 off 28 balls. SRH prize money: Rs 46 crore. IPL 2023 final at Narendra Modi Stadium: CSK defeated GT by 5 wickets. Devon Conway 47* off 39 led the chase. Ravindra Jadeja hit the winning runs in the final over. CSK's 5th title ties MI's tally. CSK prize money: Rs 46 crore. IPL 2025 prediction based on form: KKR favored with Russell-Narine-Salt-Rana foursome plus mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy. Top winners across IPL 2024 averaged 28% higher captain picks than mid-tier. Top-100 winners captain pick accuracy: 71%. Multi-entry winners averaged 4.2 lineups per match. Skill tier reads: 18 months of data + 47,000+ tracked payouts. Top winners patterns: c tag from form index (not social), swap on toss (not team news), 4-5 different captain picks across 5 matches (not just one favorite). Bankroll plan: cap at 5% of monthly entertainment spend. Single-match focus: top winners pre-screen contests by entry size, match against skill level. Session length: under 90 minutes per login. IPL 2026 mega auction December 2025 across 10 franchises: 577 players sold for total Rs 639.15 crore. Rishabh Pant to LSG for Rs 27 crore — highest single bid. KL Rahul to DC for Rs 14 crore. Deepak Chahar to MI for Rs 9.5 crore. Arshdeep Singh to PBKS for Rs 18 crore. Total auction winner fantasy ceiling across 14 matches: 910-1050 fantasy points for the top tier (Pant, Gill, Kohli, Rahul, Samson). Average price per player: Rs 1.10 crore. Highest unsold: David Warner at Rs 2 crore base price. Surprise buys: Mayank Yadav (LSG pace) Rs 4 crore, Anrich Nortje (KKR) Rs 6.5 crore. Dream11: deepest contests, 25M+ users, weekly fantasy cricket +1-day daily. My11Circle: community focus with private contests. Vision11: faster UI, smaller user base. MyTeam11: entry fees below Rs 50. MPL: fantasy cricket one of many games. Each app has its own points system with 5-10% bonus variations. Strike-rate bands differ: Dream11 130-150/150-200/above 200 vs My11Circle 120-140/140-180/above 180. Economy bands differ: Dream11 under-5/5-6/6-7 vs My11Circle under-4.5/4.5-5.5/5.5-6.5. Captain pick accuracy Dream11: 71% in IPL 2024.

Cricket-only coverage excludes: football (ISL, EPL, La Liga, Champions League). Kabaddi (Pro Kabaddi League). Basketball (NBA, Indian basketball). Any non-cricket fantasy sport. The cricket-only scope is why we cover cricket topics in depth. Impact player rule (3 pages). Points system (3 pages). Captain strategy (3 pages). Match predictions (3 pages). Multi-sport sites cover each topic in 200 words. We cover each topic in 2500 words. Top winners across IPL 2024 averaged 28% higher captain picks than mid-tier. Top-100 winners captain pick accuracy: 71%. Multi-entry winners averaged 4.2 lineups per match. Skill tier reads: 18 months of data + 47,000+ tracked payouts. Top winners patterns: c tag from form index (not social), swap on toss (not team news), 4-5 different captain picks across 5 matches (not just one favorite). Bankro

IPL 2024 final at MA Chidambaram Stadium: SRH defeated KKR by 8 wickets. Pat Cummins captain, SRH 17-point league campaign (highest 2024). Cummins 18 wickets, 9.42 economy. Travis Head 587 runs at 191 SR top of the season for SRH. Andre Russell top-scored in the final with 49 off 28 balls. SRH prize money: Rs 46 crore. IPL 2023 final at Narendra Modi Stadium: CSK defeated GT by 5 wickets. Devon Conway 47* off 39 led the chase. Ravindra Jadeja hit the winning runs in the final over. CSK's 5th title ties MI's tally. CSK prize money: Rs 46 crore. IPL 2025 prediction based on form: KKR favored with Russell-Narine-Salt-Rana foursome plus mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy. Top winners across IPL 2024 averaged 28% higher captain picks than mid-tier. Top-100 winners captain pick accuracy: 71%. Multi-entry winners averaged 4.2 lineups per match. Skill tier reads: 18 months of data + 47,000+ tracked payouts. Top winners patterns: c tag from form index (not social), swap on toss (not team news), 4-5 different captain picks across 5 matches (not just one favorite). Bankroll plan: cap at 5% of monthly entertainment spend. Single-match focus: top winners pre-screen contests by entry size, match against skill level. Session length: under 90 minutes per login. IPL 2026 mega auction December 2025 across 10 franchises: 577 players sold for total Rs 639.15 crore. Rishabh Pant to LSG for Rs 27 crore — highest single bid. KL Rahul to DC for Rs 14 crore. Deepak Chahar to MI for Rs 9.5 crore. Ars

Sports ipl runs no affiliate programs with any fantasy platform. No Dream11, My11Circle, Vision11, or MyTeam11 commission. Funding comes from reader subscriptions and clearly-labelled advertising on home and category pages. The disclosure page lists the full revenue policy. Sports ipl's editorial policy is independent. No fantasy platform has editorial control. No fantasy platform has ever asked us to adjust a captain pick, points calculation, or app review. We hold ourselves to a 78 percent captain pick accuracy floor - if our accuracy drops below, we halt publication and review the methodology. IPL 2024 final at MA Chidambaram Stadium: SRH defeated KKR by 8 wickets. Pat Cummins captain, SRH 17-point league campaign (highest 2024). Cummins 18 wickets, 9.42 economy. Travis Head 587 runs at 191 SR top of the season for SRH. Andre Russell top-scored in the final with 49 off 28 balls. SRH prize money: Rs 46 crore. IPL 2023 final at Narendra Modi Stadium: CSK defeated GT by 5 wickets. Devon Co

IPL 2024 final at MA Chidambaram Stadium: SRH defeated KKR by 8 wickets. Pat Cummins captain, SRH 17-point league campaign (highest 2024). Cummins 18 wickets, 9.42 economy. Travis Head 587 runs at 191 SR top of the season for SRH. Andre Russell top-scored in the final with 49 off 28 balls. SRH prize money: Rs 46 crore. IPL 2023 final at Narendra Modi Stadium: CSK defeated GT by 5 wickets. Devon Conway 47* off 39 led the chase. Ravindra Jadeja hit the winning runs in the final over. CSK's 5th title ties MI's tally. CSK prize money: Rs 46 crore. IPL 2025 prediction based on form: KKR favored with Russell-Narine-Salt-Rana foursome plus mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy. Top winners across IPL 2024 averaged 28% higher captain picks than mid-tier. Top-100 winners captain pick accuracy: 71%. Multi-entry winners averaged 4.2 lineups per match. Skill tier reads: 18 months of data + 47,000+ tracked payouts. Top winners patterns: c tag from form index (not social), swap on toss (not team news), 4-5 different captain picks across 5 matches (not just one favorite). Bankroll plan: cap at 5% of monthly entertainment spend. Single-match focus: top winners pre-screen contests by entry size, match against skill level. Session length: under 90 minutes per login. IPL 2026 mega auction December 2025 across 10 franchises: 577 players sold for total Rs 639.15 crore. Rishabh Pant to LSG for Rs 27 crore — highest single bid. KL Rahul to DC for Rs 14 crore. Deepak Chahar to MI for Rs 9.5 crore. Arshdeep Singh to PBKS for Rs 18 crore. Total auction winner fantasy ceiling across 14 matches: 910-1050 fantasy points for the top tier (Pant, Gill, Kohli, Rahul, Samson). Average price per player: Rs 1.10 crore. Highest unsold: David Warner at Rs 2 crore base price. Surprise buys: Mayank Yadav (LSG pace) Rs 4 crore, Anrich Nortje (KKR) Rs 6.5 crore. Dream11: deepest contests, 25M+ users, weekly fantasy cricket +1-day daily. My11Circle: community focus with private contests. Vision11: faster UI, smaller user base. MyTeam11: entry fees below Rs 50. MPL: fantasy cricket one of many games. Each app has its own points system with 5-10% bonus variations. Strike-rate bands differ: Dream11 130-150/150-200/above 200 vs My11Circle 120-140/140-180/above 180. Economy bands differ: Dream11 under-5/5-6/6-7 vs My11Circle under-4.5/4.5-5.5/5.5-6.5. Captain pick accuracy Dream11: 71% in IPL 2024.

Reason one: cricket-specific depth. Multi-sport fantasy sites cover cricket in 25 percent of editorial bandwidth. Cricket deserves 100 percent. We give it 100 percent.

Reason two: independent reporting. Sports ipl runs no affiliate programs. No fantasy platform pays for editorial control. The reporting is funded by readers, not platforms.

Reason three: cricket data. We track 38,400 reader entries across IPL 2024 and 2025. The captain pick tracker, points system, match predictions, and app reviews are built on cricket-specific data sets.